A new perspective on stereo

Enter a New
Dimension
of Sound

Cortana is a stereo effect with a living hologram at its center. Shape width, depth and motion, then give your sound a new place in the mix.

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01A STEREO EFFECT WITH PRESENCE

A stereo effect
with a soul.

Go beyond familiar width controls. Cortana pairs tactile macros with a responsive hologram and visual texture you can make your own.

STUDY 01

Turn with the wheel

Move around the hologram and discover a new angle.

STUDY 02

Cycle the movement

Give Cortana a different rhythm and feel.

STUDY 03

Change the chassis

Choose a shell that changes the whole atmosphere.

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Nine macros for stereo, depth, movement and texture.
A visual effect that invites you to stay a while.

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02THE CORTANA EXPERIENCE

Make room
for feeling.

Cortana shapes the stereo image with expressive controls and a hologram that helps you see the movement in your sound.

01 / A HOLOGRAM IN MOTIONALWAYS FINDING A NEW ANGLE ↗
09MACRO EFFECTS
∞WAYS TO SHAPE YOUR SPACE
01STEREO EFFECT
03NINE WAYS INTO THE IMAGE

Meet your
new controls.

Nine macro gestures. A much bigger picture.

01
WIDE

Take the sides
out for a drive.

Push the edges outward, then bring them home. WIDE makes the stereo field a place to play.

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02
DIMENSION

Give the image
a little distance.

Add a sense of space and depth, then steer the perspective until it sits just right.

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03
MONO

Find the center
of the hologram.

Fold the sides inward and explore the changing image from a focused, centered perspective.

Explore mono ↗
04
DEPTH

Bring the image
into another space.

Shape warmth, brightness and dimensional distance around your sound.

Explore depth ↗
05
RADIATION

Let the tone
leave a trace.

Shift the character of the signal with Cortana’s color and harmonic shaping.

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06
OVERSHIELD

Turn up the
otherworldly.

Add a vivid, energized presence to Cortana’s holographic image.

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07
ACTIVE CAMO

Fade in.
Fade out.

Move between clear and concealed with a responsive character effect.

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08
HALO

Give the image
a moving aura.

Wrap the hologram in a spatial effect that moves with your sound.

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09
NOISE

Find a new
kind of signal.

Explore 86 animated noise profiles, from subtle texture to full interference.

Explore noise ↗

Let the signal
get strange.

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Snowfall

Ring chassis · animated texture · noise at 100%

86 VISUAL PROFILES01 DEFAULT: DELTA RING SNOWFALLMADE TO MOVE WITH CORTANA
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Cortana

Enter a New Dimension of Sound

Shape the width, depth and movement of your sound with a stereo effect built for hands-on exploration. Start with the main controls, then open the advanced sections to make the space your own.

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Cortana plugin interface
Cortana · Plugin interface

Make it your sound

Simple controls.
Room to explore.

Width with control

Adjust stereo width and explore the advanced imaging controls for a focused or expansive sound.

Dimension and mono focus

Shape spatial character and control which frequency range is brought toward mono with independent LP, BP and HP filtering.

Go deeper

Explore depth, modulation, noise and the editable signal path. Save your settings as portable Cortana presets.

An interface that moves

Animated character styles follow your host tempo. Choose chassis themes and interface zoom to fit your session.

Your account unlocks your plugin.

  1. Create your account using the exact email address on your receipt, or sign in if you already have one. Google, email link, and password sign-in are available.
  2. Download the available Mac or Windows installer from your account. The Download Manager is optional.
  3. Open Activate in the plugin and sign in with that same account. Set a password in your account first if you use Google or email links.

3 device activations. Signed activation supports offline use for its validity period and renews when you reconnect.

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Make your next session sound different.

Bring Cortana into your workflow.